Ludwig
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Film · TMDB
7.4Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.
Released: 1973-03-07239 minDir: Luchino ViscontiDrama, History
Cast
- Helmut Berger as Ludwig
- Romy Schneider as Elisabeth of Austria
- Trevor Howard as Richard Wagner
- Silvana Mangano as Cosima von Bülow
- Gert Fröbe as Father Hoffmann
- Helmut Griem as Dürckheim
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.5/10
6,195 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
33%
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 7 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 15 March 1973
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- French
- Director
- Luchino Visconti
- Screenwriter
- Luchino Visconti
- Composer
- Jacques Offenbach
- Cinematographer
- Armando Nannuzzi
- Narrative location